Since the inception of virtual reality (VR), there has been much deliberation over whether its positive effects on society outweigh the negatives. With the power to go pretty much anywhere you want, and experience anything you want, you would expect that VR has the potential to be one of the best technological advancements in modern […]
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The Science of Virtual Reality: How VR Helps with Memory Retention
Much of the current interest in virtual reality (VR) centres around how it might be a new format to better engage the brain in learning, and how this new medium impacts memory retention, and to better engage the interest of those viewing VR. While this immersive technology certainly excels in those objectives and has the […]
6 Free On-Demand Workshops to Kickstart your AR/VR Development
Interested in developing AR/VR applications but don’t know where to start. Start by choosing one or more of these free workshops which will serve as a perfect introduction into XR development. ? Designing UI for Hand Tracking Applications Learn the best practices of designing VR experiences with hand tracking (highly recommend if you own a […]
Educational Tool HistoryMaker VR Steps Onto Steam in August
Schell Games, the virtual reality (VR) studio behind titles such as Until You Fall and I Expect You to Die also creates educational apps like HoloLAB Champions and HistoryMaker VR. Today, the studio has announced that HistoryMaker VR will be coming to Steam next month. The title isn’t so much a videogame as it is an […]
SeekXR’s new Teaching Platform Seek Education is Free Until June
Parents across the world are having to educate their children at home for the foreseeable future and as VRFocus reported yesterday, there are immersive companies like VictoryXR looking to help in that endeavour. Today, SeekXR has announced its new platform Seek Education which utilises the power of augmented reality (AR) to encourage interactive learning. An online […]